In this tight economy, with gas prices rising and families being faced with foreclosure, it’s easy to get lost in the blues. If you’re finding yourself challenged by day-to-day issues, it’s helpful to remember what is going right in your life.

This is where gratitude journaling comes in. Working with the law of attraction, this journaling technique helps switch the focus from the negative to the positive. And after a few days of gratitude journaling, the mindset starts to change – and world views suddenly switch from “glass half empty” to “glass half full.” As inspirational speaker and best-selling author, Wayne Dyer says, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

If you sense that you could benefit from this change of mindset, I’d like to invite you to make a commitment for three weeks. Most experts agree that it takes 21 days to develop a new habit – and with the help of your journal, you can be well on your way to transforming the way you look at things.

If you’re a list-maker, take your journal and list five things you are grateful for every day for the next three weeks. Morning people will find this easier to do first thing in the morning (writing about the day before) while night people will find this easier in the evening, perhaps before bedtime (about the day that has just ended).

For the story-tellers among us, try writing about the best thing that happens to you each day for the next three weeks. Again – morning people will do this in the morning (about the day before) and night people will do this in the evening (about the day that is ending).

For those of you who don’t enjoy writing, I’d like to suggest a drawing of some kind that reflects the good in your day (every day for the next three weeks). Choose a journal or a notebook with unlined pages and create a one-sentence or a one-word description for each drawing that you make. Allow the description to reflect the beauty in the drawing. At the end of this process, you’ll have a beautiful collection of “grateful” illustrations. If you’d prefer to collage instead of draw, that’s fine, too.

Once the three weeks have passed, ask yourself how this process went. Take a few minutes to record your thoughts in your journal or notebook – and then read it back to yourself once you’ve finished. Chances are – you may find yourself viewing life from a totally different lens.

Tina Games-Evans is a freelance writer, workshop facilitator and life purpose coach for mothers who are dealing with issues related to the loss of personal identity. Her website is www.MoonlightMoms.com. Tina lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and their two young children.

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